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Whip802/8

A long wood stick wrapped with pink string at both ends which have metal covering. Attached there is a long fibre cord.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian ? or Indian: Central Indian ?
Material
bamboo grass, fibre, brass metal and cotton fibre ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Tool802/5

A hollow stick that has been grooved so that it can expand into a larger oval shape around which there is a red fabric rim stitched to the object.

Culture
Bhil
Material
bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Net Mending Shuttle629/1

A lightly coloured shuttle with a point inside the middle and two prong-like extensions at the bottom.

Culture
Taiwanese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Taiwan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stick698/37 a-p

Sixteen long slightly curved sticks with a metal point at each end.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Slit GongIb463

Cylindrical hollow gong with slit for about 1/2 the length centred lengthwise; carved designs at either end. Top end has dragon ? face centred on slit; opposite side from dragon there is a small hole drilled through wood; other end has flower designs carved into same side of gong as face.

Culture
Western Indonesian ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Bali, Indonesia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lion Dance Mask807/2

Large mask with bright blue hair, bright pink face, large semi-circular cut-out eyes, large black painted eye brows, bulbous nose, small cut-out mouth with painted red lips and white teeth. A small bamboo rod is attached with metal wire to the inside of mask near the nose.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
paper, bamboo grass, paint and paste adhesive
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Umbrella1134/1

A light brown umbrella which has a pink fabric emboidered with a few small flowers. The top and the rim are dark brown. There is a string attached to tie the umbrella into a closed position. The handle is carved at the bottom end tip with a design of circles.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass ? and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll553/2 a-b

The doll (part a) has black thread hair tied in a bun at the top back of her head and is decorated with orange and pink, white, and blue, and yellow flowers with silvery metal dangling strips. She is wearing a red kimono-like dress embroidered with a gold floral pattern. Her obi belt which extends up the back and flows down has a black and red geometric design outlined with silver. She is wearing geta footwear designed wih red and gold flowers on a black background. She is standing on a flat rectangular wood base. The parasol (part b) is pink with white flowers and green and yellow leaves as the design.

Culture
Japanese
Material
lacquer, bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire-Making Tool550/1 a-c

Black, spherical object with large red seeds (?) pressed into it. From the bottom of the sphere are two cylindrical tubes wrapped together with a brown-yellow plant strip. Two long wooden sticks fit into the tubes.

Culture
Australian
Material
bamboo grass, wood, fibre, seed ? and wax
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArmbandEd1.297 a-b

Pair of arm bands for the lower arm shaped like cylinders tapering to the wrist. Arm bands are made of parallel lengths of bamboo with a circle of rubber inserted through holes in the bamboo lengths at each end, onto which are threaded bamboo cylinders that serve as spacers between the ends of the lengths of bamboo.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass and rubber
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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